Blue bike program gets McChord Field moving

As we enter the summer months, temperatures will rise, barbeques will ensue and the newly implemented Blue Bike Program will give servicemembers a healthier way to commute around McChord Field."We're offering a transportation alternative for our Airmen who don't drive," said Chief Master Sgt.

Family, friends welcome home 7th Airlift Squadron

More than 130 Airmen from McChord Field returned home Thursday after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Odyssey Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. "We had a completely successful deployment from total force Team McChord," said Lt. Col. Eric

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10th AS deploys for overseas contingency operations

An airlift squadron from McChord Field deployed Thursday in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.More than 100 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th Airlift Squadron departed for a 120-day deployment to the Middle East. The Airmen will take over operations of the 816th

No more excuses

Domingo Agpoon's right leg still hurts where he was wounded in 1974 while fighting in the dense jungles of Vietnam. Nearly 40 years later, the medically retired Army officer received some even worse news -- he has diabetes. Instead of letting the disease get the best of him, he researched the costs

Seattle Mariners celebrate military

Ceremonial "first pitch" representatives from each military service receive autographed baseballs from Seattle Mariners players April 23 at Safeco Field, Seattle, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)Click here to view complete slideshow.

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord earns Secretary of Defense environmental award for sustainability

The Department of Defense announced Joint Base Lewis-McChord as one of the winners in the 2011 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards on April 19. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, home to Air Mobility Command's 62nd Airlift Wing, won the award for the "Sustainability -- Non-Industrial Installation"

Tokens highlight sexual assault awareness

Several Joint Base Lewis-McChord McChord Field sexual assault victim advocates braved the cold morning April 5 to pass out teal-ribboned air fresheners advertising the base's sexual assault hotline phone number to incoming base traffic at gates around the installation, as part of Sexual Assault

A connection with History: Exhibits, volunteers bring aging military aircraft to life at McChord Air Museum

Randy Getz remembers when the F-106 flight simulator on display at the McChord Air Museum on Joint Base Lewis-McChord wasn't a museum piece, but a fully functioning simulator that he spent hours and hours climbing in and out of, practicing for missions. Getz flew the Convair F-106 Delta Dart with